2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT AND THE LIGHTING MODULE WENT OUT LEAVING US OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH NO LIGHTS. WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. NO STREET LIGHTS, NO WAY TO SEE. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME HOURS LATER. ON 9/22/15 I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACE THE LIGHTING MODULE FIXING THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A 15 YEAR WARRANTY ON THIS UNIT AND FORD NEW OF THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID I SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE PART. ON CONTACTING FORD THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE COST OF THE UNIT EVEN THOUGH IT HAS NOT BEEN 15 YEARS BECAUSE I DID NOT BRING IT TO FORD. THEY ALSO CLAIMED THEY HAVE SENT 2 NOTICES TO MY ADDRESS WHICH IS NOT TRUE. I HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME PLACE FROM BEFORE PURCHASING THE CAR BRAND NEW. 2 ISSUES TO ADDRESS IS #1, THE CLAIMED 15 YEAR WARRANTY NOT HONORED THEY REPORTED TO THE GOVERNMENT AND #2, THE CLAIM OF SENDING OUT LETTERS THAT THEY DO NOT SEND. PLEASE HELP RESOLVE THIS LIGHTING ISSUE AND MONITOR FORDS CLAIM TO SEND OUT LETTERS. *TR

2003 CROWN VICTORIA 57000 MILES. MY CROWN VICTORIA WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE ST THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT DURING TIME FRAME IN QUESTION IN REGARDS TO RECALL NUMBER 04S16. AT 57000 MILES IT DEVELOPED A NOTICEABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. UPON INSPECTION THE AXLES WERE SHOWN TO BE WORN SEVERELY. FORD HAS RECALLED "ONLY POLICE AND FLEET" CROWN VICTORIA DUE TO THERE "SEVERE" USE AND HAS DEEMED ALL OTHER MODELS BUILT ON THE SAME ASSEMBLY LINE, WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS UNWORTHY OF ATTENTION. THIS IS A BLATANT DISREGARD FOR CONSUMER SAFETY, THE THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE PARTS ARE KNOWN, AND HAVE SHOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE IF PLACE UNDER HEAVY LOAD. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL CROWN VICTORIA MODELS, NOT JUST P70,P71,P72 AS THEY ALL USE THE SAME EXACT AXLE SHAFT.

SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO RECALL . . I DRIVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S 13 YEARS OLD. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND JUGGLED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON & OFF. THEY CAME BACK ON. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS IT OCCURRED MORE AND MORE OFTEN. PLAYING WITH THE SWITCH DID NOTHING. ONE NIGHT ON I-295 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ON AN INTERSTATE, WITH AN EXIT 7 MILES AWAY. A SITTING TARGET TO BE HIT AND KILLED. SLOWLY GOT HOME. NEXT DAY TOOK IT TO REPAIR MY SHOP. A COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS ALL LIGHTS WAS DEFECTIVE. SO I ASKED HIM TO REPAIR IT. "NO NEED" JUST TAKE IT TO YOUR FORD DEALER. THEY HAD ISSUED A WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPUTER FOR 15 YEARS. REMEMBER THE CAR IS 13 YEARS OLD. REPLACED. NO COST. SO EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, THEY SAID NO NEED FOR RECALL WITH THE 15 YEAR WARRANTY.. THAT MEANS THEY HAD A SAFETY PROBLEM.. HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED? HOW MANY PAID FOR A COSTLY REPAIR? THE AUTO COMPANY WINS AGAIN. NO RECALL ISSUED. MILLIONS $ SAVED. LETS HEAR IT FOR HONEST REPAIR SHOPS ! [XXX] [XXX] JACKSONVILLE FL. 32246 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER #6 AND RUINED COIL-ON-PLUG ALONG WITH IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY USED A TIME-SERT KIT TO RETHREAD THE CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WALL AND REPLACED ALL PLUGS WITH FACTORY PLUGS. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS MYSELF 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT USING AFTERMARKET PLUGS AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5,000 MILES UNTIL A PLUG BLEW OUT....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/13/2015*JS

DEALER, WHO I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT, SAID BEARING NOISE IN R/R (MILEAGE 44850). REPAIRED IT FOR $694.57 DOLLARS. POLICE AND FLEET CROWNVICS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLANT IN CANADA AND WERE RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE PROBLEMS VIA FORD RECALL NUMBER 04S16. DEALER SAID RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO FLEET VEHICLES SO I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK. FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS SIMPLY SENT ME BACK TO THE DEALER. IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY THE L/R BEARING/AXLE MAY FAIL? SHOULDN'T THE DEALER/FORD CONSIDER THIS VEHICLE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL? YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ON YOUR WEBSITE UNDER DIFFERENT HEADINGS SUCH AS AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION REAR, POWER TRAIN, AXLE SHAFT FOR THE SAME MODEL, YEAR OF MANUFACTURE, PLACE OF MANUFACTURE AND LOW MILEAGE. JUST WHAT ROLE DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE IN THESE SITUATIONS? I HAD TRIED TO GET SATISFACTION IN THIS MATTER MUCH EARLIER BUT WITH THE RECENT INTEREST IN SAFETY RECALLS I THOUGHT I'D TRY AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF MY CONCERNS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

THREW A SPARK PLUG ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE OVER $400 PLUS A RENTAL CAR TO GET HOME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES. NOT GOOD FOR OLDER PEOPL TRAVELING ALONE AND OUT OF TOWN BY 3 HOURS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 WHEN THE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. TOOK YTO ELECTRICAL MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BAD HEADLIGHT MODULE . WAS TOLD FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE AIR MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AIR MANIFOLD CRACKED AND THE THERMOSTAT ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPDATED 05/27/2015 *JS